“Pop music has never sounded stranger than on Der Plan’s debut full-length, Geri Reig, a unique blend of Residents-inspired experimental pop and innovative electronics. A cohesive and endlessly listenable record, it creates a sense of detachment and mystery found in all the best records of the new wave era. Startlingly unique, Geri Reig helped define the sound that Der Plan and their record label, Ata Tak, would fully develop throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It was released as a CD with Normalette Surprise in 1996.” – Peter Schaefer, AllMusicGuide
“Der Plan are essentially the pioneers of Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave), heralding the intrepid electronic pop of the ’80s with a blend of minimal synth music and avant-garde ideology on their debut album ‘Geri Reig’. They certainly weren’t alone in Dusseldorf’s late ’70s/early ’80s electronics scene, with Kraftwerk honing their man-machine and E.M.A.K. making pristine proggy experiments, but Der Plan stood out by a mile, coming from noisier industrial roots courtesy of sometime DAF members Kurt Dahlke and Robert Görl. In the very early days circa this album, the group are caught in transition between the rawer industrial pop style, and more refined influences from Kraftwerk and The Residents, resulting in a fascinating, extraordinary milestone of German music and electronic music in the widest sense. Highly recommended!” – Boomkat
Der Plan
Geri Reig
(Warning, 1980)
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01. Adrenalin Lasst Das Blut Kochen
02. Geri Regi
03. Persisches Cowby-Golf
04. Gefahrliche Clowns
05. Kleine Grabesstille
06. Der Weltaufstandsplan
07. Hans Und Gabi
08. Commerce Exterieur Mondail Sentimental
09. Was Ich Von Mir Denke
10. San Jose Car Muzak
11. Erste Begegnung Mit Dem Tod
12. Ich Bin Schizophren
13. Dessie
14. Gefahrliche Clowns (Manisch Idiotsch)
15. Die Welt Ist Schlecht
